James Orango

Exploring the intersection of Quantitative Finance, Philosophy, and Theology.

Quantizated·My repository of daily visual insights on Instagram

Journal

Writings on Finance, Philosophy, and Faith.

Projects

  • Itaú Quant AI 2025 Challenge

    2025

    Finished in the Top 25 out of 1000 participants in Itaú's quantitative AI competition.

    Top 25 / 1000

  • ICEX/UFMG Chess Team Captain

    2025 – Present

    Leading the chess team at UFMG's Institute of Exact Sciences.

    Leadership

  • Quantitative Finance Laboratory (UFMG)

    2026 – Present

    Collaborative initiative with Prof. Arbex and Electrical Engineering student Gabriel Vaz. Co-founded the quantitative finance laboratory at UFMG.

    Co-founder